[SC] No rank points for kills in event,,,sigh

why dont we get any rank points for killing these new pet aliens? also theres way too many of em lol

 

I think this is the reason why these NPC's don't give rank points. As far as I have seen, stronger players with Kamikaze Gear collect a lot of them and just shoot them with Kamikaze. That would be too much rank I guess

 

No such thing as too many. Its designed to give enough for everybody to have some, not just the stronger players to hoard.

 

exactly, if there where only a few, then ufe players would kill them all and anyone else who tries to kill them. as for why there on no rank points given, were all as clueless as you.

 

Hi all,

We have sent this issue up further to be investigated, and to find out whether this is intentional or not. As they have been listed i would assume it is not intentional for it to be this way, however we'll do the best to update you with any information when we get it.

~Ddraig

 

Wouldn't it be intentional? These things are like ok wave of alpha/beta but free and better rewards

 

It is very possible that some of the NPCs were given intentional values of 0 rank points, however the majority of NPCs within the game do have rank point values (however weak or strong they are), and at the very least you would expect the harder of these NPCs to have rank points.

As we are not sure it is best that we investigate it either way so that we can figure out whether they are intentional or not.

~Ddraig

 

Hello, something new?

 

I thought a general response had been sent out on this topic, but just in case...

As I understand it, these NPCs are very temporary (and may or may not ever appear again), and so the rank points were left at 0.

This was done to prevent having to keep them in the Rank Listings, which would ultimately start to get cluttered (should we introduce more of these types of temporary NPCs). If they gave points, we'd have to leave them in the listing.

 

Rick,

Since it appears that you have read this thread and therefore may pop you head in again, could I ask why you have chosen not to offer cargo/resources from these NPCs?

 

Good question. Let me check with design and reply in the morning.

 

I asked design, and the reason these NPCs don't include cargo / resource drops is that there was a concern that it would just add screen clutter without much benefit.

Or, if we pop on our Fiction Suits, we can pretend that renegade P.E.T.s are tired of picking up other people's junk, and thus no longer carry any cargo...

(but if this is something people feel strongly about, we'll consider including the drops in future events)

 

Personally I would prefer that the PETs offered some cargo. The reason I feel this would be a positive move is because DO offers players means to sell cargo. For example, some old players have the unlimited trade drone. Equally, new players have the option of using PET to sell cargo. Moreover, I don't feel that offering cargo would clutter the screen simply because the amount of npcs on screen is similar to that in pirate maps and these npcs do offer cargo.

Perhaps it would be good idea to open this up to a vote?

 

I take the uri they give over the cargo anyday. Cargo selling, or collecting for that matter during this event is really a waste of my time while farming.

 

I don't agree with this. Couldn't you create a section in the rankings where people can view non-contributory Alien kills?

I just feel strongly about having all kills recorded, in one way or another.

 

It can definitely be discussed with design.

I can see the value of maintaining a complete history.

Unfortunately, I don't think it'll be retroactive for this event no matter what.

 

Experience overcompensation.

 

I don't understand, surely it can't be hard to not remove something, right?

 

Sorry, that was my mistake. I was thinking about the lack of rank for the kills, and confused myself into thinking they weren't being tracked.

Since they're already being tracked on the Rankings list, it's just a matter of talking to design about maintaining those after the event, and potentially providing ranking points as part of that.

I'll speak with design and get a better answer to you guys.

 

Better leave it like this.. since you've put in this event the bigger maps on my server are full of botters that are farming npc pets 24/24.. this is just ridiculous.. every single botuser from 5-3 is now in x-7, x-6, x-5.. a small amount of them were already in x-2 maps and now the number is increasing.. what's happening.. the scripts are off ?? Watch out BP, the majority of players are not humans..